diff --git a/config/gitlab.yml.example b/config/gitlab.yml.example
index db68b5512b8a79e7ec8c8b9cc3f96f0c2df29be7..0fa6cd306f2c57ae0445103b1b148aefe71bf89d 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.yml.example
+++ b/config/gitlab.yml.example
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #
 ###########################  NOTE  #####################################
 # This file should not receive new settings. All configuration options #
-# that do not require an application restart are being moved to        #
-# ApplicationSetting model!                                            #
+* are being moved to ApplicationSetting model!                         #
+# If a setting requires an application restart say so in that screen.  #
 # If you change this file in a Merge Request, please also create       #
 # a MR on https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests  #
 ########################################################################